Laminated Textile Fuel Line Hose from Japan
Nylon textile fabric laminated with plastic film forming flexible fuel transfer tubing for small engines. HTS 5909.00.20.00 applies to this textile hosepiping with plastic lamination, bonded layers visible in cross-section per definition. Textile provides reinforcement.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Cross-section photos essential to prove lamination visibility vs. embedding (Chapter 39)
• Fuel certification (SAE J30) docs speed customs for automotive parts
• Declare permeation rates if ethanol-compatible